2012
Selective homonuclear polarization transfer for spectroscopic imaging of GABA at 7T
Pan JW, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Avdievich NI, Hetherington HP. Selective homonuclear polarization transfer for spectroscopic imaging of GABA at 7T. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2012, 69: 310-316. PMID: 22505305, PMCID: PMC3407348, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBrainEpilepsyGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyNeurotransmitter AgentsProtonsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsEpilepsy patientsN-acetyl aspartate ratioSupplementary motor areaControl volunteersThalamic GABAMotor areaAspartate ratioGABAGABA resonancePatientsSingle-shot methodHuman brainPolarization transfer methodsPolarization transferMacromolecule resonancesHomonuclear polarization transferSpectroscopic imagingThalamusSuppression pulses
2009
Localization-related epilepsy exhibits significant connectivity away from the seizure-onset area
Zaveri HP, Pincus SM, Goncharova II, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Spencer SS. Localization-related epilepsy exhibits significant connectivity away from the seizure-onset area. Neuroreport 2009, 20: 891-895. PMID: 19424095, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e32832c78e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure onset areaLocalization-related epilepsyControl of seizuresDiscrete cortical areasStandard clinical proceduresBeta frequency bandsUnselected patientsComplete resectionEpilepsy surgeryCortical areasFunctional connectivitySeizuresClinical proceduresEpilepsyIntracranial electroencephalogramSignificant connectivityResectionPatientsSurgery